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Transcontinental Railroad Resources: Discussion QuestionsThe Iron Dragon Never Sleeps, By Stephen KrenskyBook Description for The Iron Dragon Never SleepsDiscussion Questions for The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps Links to Related Web Sites with Information About Building the Railroads 
Book Description:During the mid-nineteenth century, the completion of the transcontinental railroad required the labor of thousands of Chinese immigrants. Ten-year-old Winnie Tucker meets a young Chinese boy and learns about the inequality between the white and Chinese laborers. Back to TopBook Discussion Questions for The Iron Dragon Never Sleeps:Questions written by Karen Andring 1) Winnie has never met a Celestial before meeting Lee. What does she think of them before she gets to know Lee? How are her opinions different from other people she meets in Cisco? 2) What are some of the cultural habits that the white Americans in Cisco dislike but might have learned from the Chinese immigrants? (taking baths, eating vegetables) 3) Why does Mr. Hennessy tell Winnie that the men in charge of building the railroad want to know who is watching their work? 4) What is at stake over the race to build the railroad track? (free land based on miles of track = $$$) 5) The Chinese workers buy all their own food. Why does Winnie feel compelled to sneak food to Lee? Why would Mr. Crocker try to starve the Chinese workers into coming back to work? 6) When the entrance to the tunnel becomes blocked, why do the white workers refuse help from the Chinese workers in getting it unblocked and the white and Chinese men out? Does this make sense? Back to TopRelated Websites:
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